Allah the Exalted said: “Forbidden to you are carrion, blood, and the flesh of the pig…” Is only its flesh forbidden?
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The questioner : I heard the verses of prohibition in [Surah al-Baqarah] and others, stating that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has forbidden blood, carrion, that which has been strangled, that which has been beaten to death, that which has been killed by a fall, that which has been gored by wild animals, and what the wild animal has eaten, except what you slaughter [according to the rules].
Another questioner : Except what you slaughter.
The questioner : Except what you slaughter, and what is slaughtered for other than Allah, in its entirety, completely. The prohibition was not excepted or limited to a part of it, but the prohibition came in full and decisively. As for what was mentioned regarding the pig, the text specified the flesh of the pig in all these verses. We ask for clarification.
Another questioner : That is, there are about four or five verses in the Noble Qur'an.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, I did not notice. What is the question about?
The questioner : The question is about the flesh of the pig.
The Shaykh : Ah, only the flesh is forbidden.
The questioner : The flesh of the pig, that is what I mean.
The Shaykh : It says only the flesh is forbidden.The questioner
The questioner : Ah
The Shaykh : Only the flesh is forbidden.
The questioner : The flesh, yes, exactly.
Another questioner : The aforementioned animals are forbidden in their entirety, but the pig is forbidden only in its flesh.
The Shaykh : And are there any Muslims who say that the blood of the pig is lawful and its fat is lawful? Here, the scholars say, how does the verse [stand]?
Another questioner :[Al-Ma'idah 5:3]
The Shaykh : Ah
Another questioner :[Al-Ma'idah 5:3]
The Shaykh : Yes, the flesh of the pig is forbidden by the text of the verse, but are there any Muslims who take all the rulings of Islam from the Qur'an alone? Say no.
The questioner : No
The Shaykh : So, as we said earlier, we do not accept taking our religion only from the Qur'an and the Sunnah, but also from what the righteous Salaf were upon. Now, the verse alone, as it came in the question, indicates the prohibition of the flesh of the pig, there is no doubt in that. But are the legal rulings taken only from the Qur'an? The answer is no. So, is the one who posed this question one of the Quranists whom we referred to earlier, who do not understand Islam except from the Qur'an alone? Now, he will fall into another pitfall, and indeed many, many pitfalls. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:3] Now, does carrion include dead fish? Is dead fish forbidden or lawful?
The questioner : Lawful.
The Shaykh : But the Qur'an forbids carrion. Where do we take the lawfulness of fish from? From the Sunnah. Ah, where do we take the prohibition of anything other than the flesh of the pig from? From the Sunnah as well. How is this taking done? Of course, this requires those whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) referred to in the well-known hadith:Sahih Muslim 1037a Now, I am narrating to you a hadith. Look with me at this hadith. Does it, do you think, forbid only the flesh of the pig, or does it forbid something else, namely his saying (peace be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 3763Da'if (Darussalam) What do you think? Is the blood lawful or forbidden?
Another questioner : It is forbidden in the first place.
The Shaykh : In this hadith, if we combine the hadith with the verse, you will arrive at the correct answer:[Al-Hashr 59:7]
Abu Layla : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
Another questioner : Glory be to You, O Allah, and with Your praise. I testify that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.
Another questioner : Except what you slaughter.
The questioner : Except what you slaughter, and what is slaughtered for other than Allah, in its entirety, completely. The prohibition was not excepted or limited to a part of it, but the prohibition came in full and decisively. As for what was mentioned regarding the pig, the text specified the flesh of the pig in all these verses. We ask for clarification.
Another questioner : That is, there are about four or five verses in the Noble Qur'an.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, I did not notice. What is the question about?
The questioner : The question is about the flesh of the pig.
The Shaykh : Ah, only the flesh is forbidden.
The questioner : The flesh of the pig, that is what I mean.
The Shaykh : It says only the flesh is forbidden.The questioner
The questioner : Ah
The Shaykh : Only the flesh is forbidden.
The questioner : The flesh, yes, exactly.
Another questioner : The aforementioned animals are forbidden in their entirety, but the pig is forbidden only in its flesh.
The Shaykh : And are there any Muslims who say that the blood of the pig is lawful and its fat is lawful? Here, the scholars say, how does the verse [stand]?
Another questioner :
Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine
حرمت عليكم الميتة و الدم و لحم الخنزيرThe Shaykh : Ah
Another questioner :
and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah, and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience
و ما أهل لغير الله به و المنخنقة و الموقذة و المتردية و النطيحة و ما أكل السبع إلا ما ذكيتم و ما ذبح على النصب و أن تستقسموا بالأزلام ذلكم فسقThe Shaykh : Yes, the flesh of the pig is forbidden by the text of the verse, but are there any Muslims who take all the rulings of Islam from the Qur'an alone? Say no.
The questioner : No
The Shaykh : So, as we said earlier, we do not accept taking our religion only from the Qur'an and the Sunnah, but also from what the righteous Salaf were upon. Now, the verse alone, as it came in the question, indicates the prohibition of the flesh of the pig, there is no doubt in that. But are the legal rulings taken only from the Qur'an? The answer is no. So, is the one who posed this question one of the Quranists whom we referred to earlier, who do not understand Islam except from the Qur'an alone? Now, he will fall into another pitfall, and indeed many, many pitfalls. Allah the Exalted said:
Prohibited to you are dead animals
حرمت عليكم الميتةThe questioner : Lawful.
The Shaykh : But the Qur'an forbids carrion. Where do we take the lawfulness of fish from? From the Sunnah. Ah, where do we take the prohibition of anything other than the flesh of the pig from? From the Sunnah as well. How is this taking done? Of course, this requires those whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) referred to in the well-known hadith:
He upon whom Allah intends to bestow goodness, He confers upon him an insight in religion
من يرد الله به خيرا يفقه في الدينWhoever plays backgammon, it is as if he dipped his hand in the flesh and blood of a pig.
من لعب بالنردشير فكأنما غمس يده في لحم خنزير ودمهAnother questioner : It is forbidden in the first place.
The Shaykh : In this hadith, if we combine the hadith with the verse, you will arrive at the correct answer:
And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from
و ما أتاكم الرسول فخذوه و ما نهاكم عنه فانتهوهAbu Layla : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
Another questioner : Glory be to You, O Allah, and with Your praise. I testify that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.
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